Using AI Preventing African History from the Death of Silence
Minister & STEAM Teacher William Jackson
Podcast
https://open.spotify.com/episode/14MdVWda1j2s6KhN3rMnP5?si=NNK-q0lpRe6bBP-JOg327A
Video
https://youtu.be/bhh8_rtNAMM
The death of silence is the erasure of African History,
culture, storytelling and heritage either by determined
attacks on cultural erasing of cultures, lifestyles,
communities. The silence of African history by erasing
as much as possible or creating lies.
CEO and Minister Jackson is sharing the urgent need to
preserve the legacy of African cultures, communities
and family legacies. The iconic people of those
communities as African. The Kings, Queens, Warriors,
Scholars, Politicians, Statesmen (and women) and
community activist that managed the stories, legends
and storytelling of histories of Africa. What is still
important are the teachers, students, elders of villages,
neighborhoods, the ghettos tell and have important
stories too that need to be saved.
AI and Genealogical Preservation, Jackson passionately
argues for the critical importance of using AI for
archiving and stories keeping African families by
documenting, recording and preserving genealogical histories.
The current political climates are determined to deny,
erase, censor, hide and destroy the legacy and achievements
of many African cultures. The pushback from communities
is limited because of the lack of political and economic
power along with fear. Those that are without technology
resources are in danger of cultural erasure and being
invisible through time.
Jackson states related to history, “We are a people that
learn nothing from history until it literally slaps us
in the face. Russia, Germany, and other European nations
have taken away and the real histories of Africa by erasing
and even stealing African history. Claiming they have the
right to do so.
African WP Metaverse created by William Jackson
https://tinyurl.com/3ud7cmxn
Jackson highlights that less and less of archival materials
in African repositories represent Africa people. Emphasizing
that modern technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI)
and Virtual Reality (VR) offer powerful tools for preservation,
including voice recordings, image restoration, and organizing
vast amounts of information.
The statement from the movie Poolhall Junkies the phrase
“the lion has to show the jackals who he is” emphasizes the
importance of asserting dominance and showing respect to
those who challenge him.” Africa now is demonstrating power
and intimidation.
The wisdom of Chinua Achebe rings true about the Lion and
his story, “There is that great proverb — that until the
lions have their own historians, the history of the hunt
will always glorify the hunter.”
Europeans have glorified their stories for centuries and
either hidden, destroyed, changed and pushed-back on the
African stories that ring true. AI has the potential to
raise Africa as a Superpower if applied strategically
using AI tools. Education is key and has multiple
benefits.
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Ensuring that African legacies and wisdom persist across
generations. Ultimately, African families and communities
need to take ownership of their narratives to counteract
systemic exclusion and shape future understanding that
their content and their stories matter.
Now is the time for Africans to record, document, store,
archive and collect their culture, heritage and family
legacy before it is forgotten and potentially erased. The
knowledge, wisdom and past historical tones of the past for
any culture must never be forgotten. Each generation needs to
know where they came from, who they came from and align with
their direction forward.
